AI Education Podcast
Dan Bowen and Ray Fleming are experienced education renegades who have worked in many various educational institutions and educational companies across the world. They talk about Artificial Intelligence in Education - what it is, how it works, and the different ways it is being used. It's not too serious, or too technical, and is intended to be a good conversation. Please note the views on the podcast are our own or those of our guests, and not of our respective employers (unless we say otherwise at the time!)
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Students First: How AI Is Changing Study Habits
05/22/2025
Students First: How AI Is Changing Study Habits
In this episode of the AI in Education Podcast, hosts Ray and Dan kick off Series 12 with a powerful focus on students—how they learn, what they need, and how AI is shaping their academic journeys. Joining them is at , who shares revealing insights from , which polled over 11,000 students across 15 countries. Nina dives into how students are turning to generative AI tools like ChatGPT more than their professors, not out of laziness but to fill gaps in clarity, access, and support. The trio explores the need for AI that’s student-specific - not just curriculum-aligned - and the importance of pedagogical design in educational tech. They also tackle key issues of equity, mental health, and the real-world skills students want for future workplaces. Links:
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Tutor, Teacher, Cheater: What Students Really Think About AI
05/15/2025
Tutor, Teacher, Cheater: What Students Really Think About AI
New Series Alert - all about students In the kickoff episode of Series 12, Dan and Ray set the stage for a deep dive into AI from the student's perspective. Why are students confused about AI? How are they actually using it - and how should they be using it? The hosts explore the idea that AI can act as a tutor, a teacher, or a shortcut (a "cheater") and reflect on how this plays out in real classrooms and learning experiences. They also caught up on plenty of news this week - transdisciplinary learning models, new AI education policies from countries like China and the UAE, and how major tech players like Microsoft and Google are adapting their tools for younger learners. The episode also highlights a new meta-analysis on ChatGPT’s effect on student learning. The meta analysis paper is Finally, there's two things we ask you, the listener, for in this episode: If you haven't already, pop into your podcast app and give us a rating and review Help shape this season by connecting the podcast with students and researchers who can share insights into real-life student experiences with AI Have feedback or want to get involved? Email us at
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From Hollywood to Healthcare: AI That Cares
05/08/2025
From Hollywood to Healthcare: AI That Cares
In this special solo-hosted episode, is joined by Dr. Mike Seymour from the University of Sydney, recorded live at the . You can find Mike through and Mike shares captivating insights from his work in digital humans - lifelike AI avatars that can support learning, healthcare, and emotional wellbeing. From using VR to train veterinary students with virtual sheep, to exploring how emotionally intelligent digital tutors can transform how students ask questions, this episode dives deep into the practical, human-centered future of AI. Mike draws on his background in Hollywood visual effects and his current research to make a compelling case: AI isn't a single tool - it's a system, a landscape, a way to augment and extend human capability. The conversation ranges from the ethics of AI in healthcare to using AI for dubbing films, always returning to a central theme: how technology can support, not replace, people. And when you've listened to this podcast, jump across to Mike's two podcasts - the and - which both take you on a journey to Hollywood and visual effects There are so many resources that you can read to dive into this story further: Mike's - researching AI Digital Humans Look at the timestamps on the videos - amazing videos from 5 years ago that we can now do in consumer apps, like this and the - amazing that it's gone from bleeding edge to available in everyday consumer apps in half a decade! Whether you're an educator, technologist, or just curious about the future, this episode is packed with ideas that will stick with you.
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Uber Prompts and AI Myths
05/01/2025
Uber Prompts and AI Myths
In this episode of the AI in Education Podcast, Ray and Dan return from a short break with a packed roundup of AI developments across education and beyond. They discuss the online launch of the AEIOU interdisciplinary research hub that Dan attended, explore the promise and pitfalls of prompt engineering—including the idea of the “Uber prompt”—and share first impressions of the OpenAI Academy. Ray unpacks misleading headlines about Bill Gates “replacing teachers” with AI and instead spotlights the real message about AI tutors. They also dive into the 2027 AI forecast report, the emerging impact of the EU AI Act, and Microsoft's latest Work Trend Index, which introduces the idea of "agent bosses" in the AI-driven workplace. And then round off with Ben Williamson’s list of AI fails in education and a startling story of an AI radio presenter nobody realised was fake. Here's all the links so you too can fall down the AI news rabbithole 😊 AI in Education at Oxford University interdisciplinary research hub OpenAI Academy Introduction to ChatGPT Edu: Your AI-Powered Academic Companion AI for Academic Success: Research, Writing, and Studying Made Easier Mastering Prompts: The Key to Getting What You Need from ChatGPT AI 2027 Forecast Report 2025 EDUCAUSE Students and Technology Report: Shaping the Future of Higher Education Through Technology, Flexibility, and Well-Being Melbourne & KPMG AI Sentiment Survey Microsoft Work Trend Index 2025 Ben Williamson’s AI Fails in Education on LinkedIn This links to all the individual stories, so head to Ben's story, give it a like, and then click through to the warnings from the stories! Australian Radio Network digitises diversity with an artificially generated Asian female presenter
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Designing the Future: Learning Designers Meet AI
04/10/2025
Designing the Future: Learning Designers Meet AI
Series 11, Episode 11 Designing the Future: Learning Designers Meet AI with Minh Huynh and Cory Dal Ponte In this episode of the AI in Education Podcast, we bring you two powerful conversations that explore the evolving role of learning designers and their growing impact in the world of AI-enabled education. Together, these two interviews reveal the strategic and practical power of learning design in an AI-driven future. First, we speak with from , who shares her journey from being a student of AI to leading its integration within a large first-year biology course. She offers a compelling look into the behind-the-scenes work of learning designers—building trust with academics, identifying barriers to student learning, and co-creating feedback tools that make a measurable impact. In the second half, we’re joined by from the University of Melbourne. Cory is both a learning designer and a PhD researcher focused on AI literacy. He walks us through some of the GPT-powered tools he’s built - from bots that rewrite learning outcomes in Bloom’s Taxonomy to AI-driven simulated patients for healthcare education - and unpacks what it really means to be AI literate in education today. His custom GPTs are all available for you to use through ChatGPT – Converts unrefined learning goals into Bloom’s Taxonomy-aligned outcomes – Helps create simulated patient cases for healthcare education to use with : Supports creating key understandings from topic aims using the Understanding by Design framework. Corey also mentioned two good resources for thinking about AI competency: , Ng et al. (2021) And finally, you can find some other resources from
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From BYO AI to the Turing Test: What Just Happened in Education?
04/03/2025
From BYO AI to the Turing Test: What Just Happened in Education?
This week, Dan and Ray dive into a whirlwind of AI news shaking up the education world. From $40K private schools with AI tutors to universities reporting chatbot-driven grade boosts, they unpack what’s hype and what’s happening. Plus, they explore the ethics of AI image generation, energy use in data centers, and whether GPT-4.5 is now officially more human than human. News Alpha School - AI school in Texas News report: https://www.foxnews.com/media/texas-private-schools-use-ai-tutor-rockets-student-test-scores-top-2-country https://alpha.school/ Macquarie University students’ exam scores up by nearly 10 per cent thanks to new AI-powered chatbotMicrosoft case study: https://news.microsoft.com/source/asia/2025/03/24/macquarie-university-students-exam-scores-up-by-nearly-10-per-cent-thanks-to-new-ai-powered-chatbot/ Building an AI-Enabled Workforce: Impacts for Finance, Technology and Business Education and Training https://www.futureskillsorganisation.com.au/building-an-ai-enabled-workforce-impacts-for-finance-technology-and-business-education-and-training The Future of Jobs Report 2025 from World Economic Forum https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/digest/ OpenAI Academy Anthropic launched Claude for Education Open AI image generation announcement Report: Australia’s renewables can power AI and slash energy costs UTS Transdisciplinary Innovation course Research The Cybernetic Teammate: A Field Experiment on Generative AI Reshaping Teamwork and Expertise Large Language Models Pass the Turing Test News report:
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How two people built an AI tool for 15,000 students
03/27/2025
How two people built an AI tool for 15,000 students
Yet again, Dan and Ray are the podcast hosts, but Ray’s AI digital twin introduces the episode! This week's guests are: – Prompt Engineer and AI Advocate at . – AI Technical Manager at . This episode is a two-level deep dive into the development and deployment of CEchat, an AI-powered chatbot designed to reduce teacher workload and enhance student learning across Catholic schools in Australia. Part 1 of the episode covers the vision, pedagogy, and implementation strategy with both Lee and Prem. Part 2 is a more technical discussion between Dan and Prem, covering codebase customisation, infrastructure, scale, security, and integration. CEchat is an extended school-level implementation of , the multi-award-winning open source chatbot from The University of Sydney. We interviewed Danny Liu about the project in this episode: They also discussed the Rome Call for AI Ethics, which you'll find here:
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News & Research: The Global Shift from Policy to Practice
03/20/2025
News & Research: The Global Shift from Policy to Practice
News Stories Covered in the Episode AI Typing Like a Human? – Graham Clay’s LinkedIn post on ChatGPT Operator mimicking human keystrokes The Vatican on AI Ethics – “Antiqua et Nova” report on AI, human intelligence, and ethics in education Australian Government’s AI Study – Treasury report on Microsoft 365 Copilot, estimating it pays for itself if it saves 13 minutes per week California State University & AI – Providing 500,000 stuents access to ChatGPT Edu Estonia’s AI Strategy – National AI policy giving all students access to AI tutors Australia’s New National AI Centre Director – ex-podcast co-host appointed to lead the centre. For those keeping count, that's the second of the podcast hosts that's now at NAIC, with current hosts Dan & Ray still waiting for the call 😂 Manus AI Release – A new AI system focused on reasoning and conversation Research Papers Discussed "From chalkboards to chatbots: Transforming learning in Nigeria, one prompt at a time" – World Bank blog on AI tutoring in Nigeria, claiming two years of learning gains in six weeks. We discussed Ethan Mollick's focusing on the multiple controlled experiments showing that students can be helped or harmed based on how they use AI “AI Meets the Classroom: When Does ChatGPT Harm Learning?” – Study on ChatGPT’s impact on learning; found that using AI without explanations led to weaker long-term retention. “Generative AI Can Help Learning” – AI tutors improve test results but can hinder deeper learning if students rely too much on direct answers “Effective and Scalable Math Support: Experimental Evidence on the Impact of an AI- Math Tutor in Ghana” – AI tutor via WhatsApp in Ghana increased learning by the equivalent of one extra school year at $5 per student “Generative AI in higher education: A global perspective of institutional adoption policies and guidelines” – Study on university AI policies worldwide; most encourage AI use but lack clarity on inclusivity and transparency
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78,000 Students, One Bold AI Ambition- Leigh Williams
03/13/2025
78,000 Students, One Bold AI Ambition- Leigh Williams
In this episode of AI in Education, Dan and Ray sit down with , CIO of , to dive into . With 78,000 students and 13,000 staff, Leigh and her team implemented Microsoft Copilot at scale—reducing teacher workloads by 9+ hours per week and even boosting teacher recruitment. But it’s not just about efficiency. Leigh shares how AI is reshaping learning, tackling the digital divide, and even reducing student stress. We also explore the ethics of AI in education, Brisbane Catholic Education’s commitment to , and why gender balance in AI leadership still has a long way to go. We also have a fascinating discussion about other ways that they are using technology to support learning, including , their online school. Training resources Leigh talks extensively about the effort they have put into training and support for their teachers and students, and we wanted to share some of the Microsoft resources we know are useful if you're rolling out Copilot to your school: Microsoft Learn: Microsoft Adopt:
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Education in an AI age - Graham Brown-Martin
03/07/2025
Education in an AI age - Graham Brown-Martin
and welcome , a seasoned expert in education technology, for a very(!) thought-provoking conversation about navigating education in the rapidly evolving age of artificial intelligence. In this episode: Discover Graham's journey through multiple technological revolutions—from early mainframes and pioneering laser-disc technology to modern-day AI. Hear stories from Graham's past, including his role in bringing together provocative figures like Katherine Birbalsingh and Malcolm McLaren to challenge the status quo in education. Reflect on the historical context of industrial revolutions and their ongoing influence on our current educational systems. Understand why Graham argues that education is still stuck in outdated 19th-century practices and how the pandemic reinforced rather than changed this dynamic. Explore why Graham believes relational skills, creativity, empathy, and human collaboration will define education and employment in the fifth industrial revolution. Graham's call to action? Shifting educational and economic models to prioritise human-centric skills and societal value. Find out more about Graham on his website: Follow Graham on LinkedIn:
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From Butterflies to Bias: Dr. Nici Sweaney on Building Responsible AI in Schools
02/27/2025
From Butterflies to Bias: Dr. Nici Sweaney on Building Responsible AI in Schools
In this episode Dan and Ray sit down with Dr. Nici (Nikki) Sweaney—founder of “AI Her Way,” gender equality advocate, and globally recognized AI consultant. After a fascinating career journey from butterfly ecology to statistics to AI, Nici now helps schools and organizations create ethical, responsible, and effective AI strategies. She shares her insights on responsible AI adoption, gender equity, bias, and how schools can proactively plan for an AI-driven future. Follow Nici on LinkedIn: Make an Inquiry about PD for your school: Book Nici as a speaker Nici's will be speaking at lots of events in March, if you'd like to hear more, and ask your own questions! March 5 - Australian Retirement Trust live podcast recording, Brisbane March 6 - Canon, online event for IWD March 6 - National Press Club, "Women in Media Canberra Networking Night: Democracy under threat? Unpacking mis/disinformation in Australia" Canberra March 7 - Powerful Steps, IWD Event, 'Empowering Women, Changing Lives', Sydney March 13 - Hoyts, IWD Event, Advancing Women in the AI Era, Sydney March 17 - Women in Data and Digital (Australian Public Service), Online event for IWD March 25 - ARIA's Innovator Conference, Sydney March 27 - Learning Environments Australia Conference, "Architecting Future Learning Environments with AI", Sydney Key Topics & Takeaways Nici’s Career Path: Ecology, Academia & AI How studying butterfly behavior and coding in R sparked her interest in data and algorithms. Transition from 17 years in academia to AI consulting, focusing on statistics, data analytics, and ethical tech. The ‘Aha’ Moment with ChatGPT Discovering ChatGPT in late 2022 and realizing its massive potential for education—and society at large. Balancing excitement and existential questions (“What is the point of humanity?”) when first encountering generative AI. Bias, Equity & Ethical AI How AI systems inherit the biases found in the internet’s data—and why that’s problematic for underrepresented groups. Why women’s perspectives (and other minority voices) are crucial in AI development and how current data sets often perpetuate stereotypes.\ Nici's passion for closing the AI gender gap and practical steps schools can take. Building AI Literacy & Culture in Schools The importance of having a written guideline (rather than a static policy) for AI use in schools. How to engage teachers and staff: start with small wins—solving real pain points such as lesson planning or admin tasks. Creating a “community of practice” so that staff share prompts, workflows, and best practices. Parent and Community Involvement Addressing misconceptions and fears by informing families about AI’s capabilities, risks, and benefits. Why schools must proactively explain why they’re teaching AI skills—and how they're doing so responsibly. Rethinking Assessment & Student Skills Moving beyond “fact recall” to deeper inquiry, collaboration, ethical reflection, and higher-order thinking. Teaching students how AI works (at a conceptual level) so they can use it responsibly and critically. Encouraging leadership traits like empathy, diversity of thought, and clear communication—assets for both human collaboration and AI prompting. Global Perspectives & Data Sovereignty The challenges of relying on global tech giants for AI tools and data security. Understanding AI as a “private commodity,” not a universal public resource—what that means for Australian schools and beyond. Practical Steps for School Leaders Survey staff to find out their AI familiarity, pain points, and training needs. Start with low-hanging fruit: use AI to streamline daily tasks, then build toward larger strategic workflows. Sustain momentum via ongoing PD, regular sharing sessions, and involving all stakeholders, including parents.
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Faculty Perspectives on AI with Digital Education Council's Danny Bielik
02/20/2025
Faculty Perspectives on AI with Digital Education Council's Danny Bielik
In this episode, Ray and Dan are joined by , to discuss the findings of a global AI faculty survey. With insights from 52 institutions across 28 countries, Danny shares how higher education faculty are adopting AI, the biggest concerns around academic integrity and assessment, and why AI literacy is still a challenge for many. Key topics include: 🔹 The real impact of AI on teaching and learning 🔹 How universities are using AI for teaching materials and admin 🔹 The debate on AI and job security for faculty 🔹 Why assessment and academic integrity need a rethink 🔹 How institutions can benchmark their AI strategies 📌 Links & Resources: 📄 Download the 🌍 Learn more about the 🔗 Follow
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AI Book review, or News and Research?
02/13/2025
AI Book review, or News and Research?
Book Club Podcast? Before we even got to the News and Research, this week we discussed the AI-related books we're currently reading: Dan's reading: , by Steven Johnson () , by Douglas Gray and Evan Shellshear () Ray's reading , by Kate Crawford () News Links Links to the reports and news we discuss in the episode: OpenAI's new Education newsletter Ethan Mollick's new "AI in Education: Leveraging ChatGPT for Teaching" course on Coursera World Economic Forum "Future of Jobs report" Student expelled and deported because they were accused of using ChatGPT by their professor. So they're suing their professor Digital Education Council Global AI Faculty Survey 2025 We'll discuss this report with one of the authors in next week's episode UK government policy paper on "Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education" Year13 Case Study on AI use AI Use by industry employees - US, 2024 In the discussion of energy use by AI, Ray mentioned some stats from this research report: "The Carbon Emissions of Writing and Illustrating Are Lower for AI than for Humans" Research Papers And finally, links to the research papers we discussed this week ChatGPT and Its Educational Impact: Insights from a Software Development Competition How to Align Large Language Models for Teaching English? Designing and Developing LLM based-Chatbot for Teaching English Conversation in EFL, Findings and Limitations AI Meets the Classroom: When Does ChatGPT Harm Learning? Are Large Language Models Good Essay Graders? An Education Researcher's Guide to ChatGPT A Step Towards Adaptive Online Learning: Exploring the Role of GPT as Virtual Teaching Assistants in Online Education The AI Assessment Scale (AIAS) in action: A pilot implementation of GenAI-supported assessment
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AI Excellence: A Conversation with Katie Ford
02/06/2025
AI Excellence: A Conversation with Katie Ford
This week we get to catch up with , who tells us about the projects that have been happening in AI in Education around Australia, and shares some of the lessons learnt from the projects as well as what she is learning through her own research focus. The examples Katie discusses are: Tasmania Department of Education: Collaborated with Microsoft to enhance their data estate and prepare for AI applications aimed at identifying vulnerable children during COVID, helping to reveal overlooked demographics and improve interventions. University of New South Wales (UNSW): Engaged in multiple initiatives including embedding AI intelligence into complex institutional systems and processes, and developing the Academic Success Monitor to predict and intervene early with students disengaging from education. This proactive outreach is personalised and has shown positive impacts on student success rates. South Australia Department of Education: Pioneered the use of generative AI in classrooms, equipping educators with AI tools to enhance teaching and learning, making it one of the first in the world to adopt such technology at this scale. New South Wales Department of Education: Implemented AI thoughtfully to support educators, focusing on significant time savings and improved experiences in the classroom, with a commitment to reducing teacher workloads by five hours weekly. Brisbane Catholic Education: Conducted a successful pilot with Microsoft Copilot, saving educators an average of 9.3 hours per week, which led to a wider rollout across the board to boost productivity and support staff well-being. University of Sydney: Developed Cogniti to enable academics to control generative AI usage within their courses, facilitating the creation and monitoring of AI agents to enhance educational delivery and student monitoring. Torrens University: Used Azure OpenAI to overhaul their Learning Management System, addressing user experience feedback, enhancing accessibility, and saving both cost and labour significantly. Of course, we get diverted off course along the way, with a mention of platypus spotting, and Ray's visceral hatred of automated supermarket tills gets ha mention
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Reflecting on 2024 and Predicting the Year Ahead
01/30/2025
Reflecting on 2024 and Predicting the Year Ahead
And we're back! After a relaxing summer holiday Down Under (the school year finishes late December and doesn't restart until after the end of January in Australia) we've made it back to the studio to talk again. In this first episode of the 2025 'AI in Education' podcast, hosts Dan Bowen and Ray Fleming reflect on the major events and developments in AI during 2024. They discuss the importance of continuously addressing the adoption gap, the evolution of AI tools, and the pace of change in AI technology, exemplified by recent announcements like Project Stargate and DeepSeq. The episode transitions to predictions for 2025, where they foresee the year being dominated by the rise of AI agents, increased research on AI's efficacy, and the exploration of AI's role in education. They also emphasised the need for ongoing experiments and adaptability in organisations to keep up with rapid advancements.
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AI Podcast Wrapped for 2024
12/20/2024
AI Podcast Wrapped for 2024
We look back on the highlights of 2024, and the mass of stories, challenges and inspirations we had throughout the year. And what a year - AI in education has been moving so fast we even invited two digital AI podcasters to take over half the episode. And, worryingly, they did an amazing job - listen for yourself... We're going to take a break over the Australian school holidays, but then we'll be back with at the end of January 2025. If you miss us, then please go and give us a rating or review in Spotify or Apple Podcasts, and that'll encourage us to return with even more energy for 2025! We mention far too many stories and episodes to list them all, but one thing we mentioned a few times are the top five episodes from 2024, which in chronological order are: Assessment and Swiss Cheese - Phill Dawson - Episode 9 of Series 9 From Burnout to Breakthrough: Amanda Bickerstaff on AI's Role in Education Jason Lodge - Guiding Through Assessments University of Sydney and the future of assessment Is AI the saviour of teaching? Leanne Cameron's perspective on AI across the teaching profession
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AI News (and no research!)
12/13/2024
AI News (and no research!)
A heap of news stories this week means we didn't cover any research at all! AI isn’t a tool, it’s an environment by Josh Thorpe Australian Senate report into Adoption of AI Ethan Mollick's course on Coursera: "AI in Education: Leveraging ChatGPT for Teaching" I'll also recommend his book - Co-Intelligence - as a great Christmas gift for yourself or a friend Open AI announced Open AI Pro @ $200/m We like Ethan Mollick's example that showed what it could do - solving this problem and creating a working app in 15 minutes - see here: Microsoft Copilot with vision for consumers Demo example: Sora released ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode finally gets visual context on the 6th day of OpenAI Apple released iOS 18.2 with integrated AI Google Gemini 2.0 with real time speech and vision We're on Bluesky "The Carbon Emissions of Writing and Illustrating Are Lower for AI than for Humans" Microsoft's Zero-Water Solution for Data Centre Cooling
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The TEQSA AI Toolkit for Generative AI
12/05/2024
The TEQSA AI Toolkit for Generative AI
This week's episode discussed the new AI toolkit for generative AI strategies from Australia's Higher Education regulator, The full toolkit is available here: During the episode we referenced some of the podcasts when we'd had the chance to interview some of the people from The University of Sydney who were used as case studies in the toolkit, and here's the link to previous podcast episodes that might be helpful to go back to for more depth: The University of Sydney's Cogniti AI bot The University of Sydney's Two Lane approach to assessment We'd also recommend listening to conversations with two leaders on post-AI assessment Jason Lodge at the University of Queensland Phill Dawson at the CRADLE centre at Deakin University
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Everybody or Nobody is using AI - News and Research
11/28/2024
Everybody or Nobody is using AI - News and Research
Everybody or Nobody is using AI - News and ResearchSeries 10, Episode 8 We explore quite a lot of news related to AI in Education that arrived this week, which meant we didn't get to cover nearly as many academic research papers as we'd hoped. Oh well, there's still 4 episodes left this year to catch up 😊 News Open AI released a course for teachers The AI Art Turing Test Overview: Direct link to the Avoiding the Discriminatory Use of Artificial Intelligence Brisbane Catholic Education's announcement on "AI for everybody" New research from Google Workspace and The Harris Poll shows rising leaders are embracing AI to drive impact at work TEQSA Paper on GenAI Strategies for Higher Education Research Unipa-GPT: Large Language Models for university-oriented QA in Italian Boosting Large Language Models with Socratic Method for Conversational Mathematics Teaching LessonPlanner: Assisting Novice Teachers to Prepare Pedagogy-Driven Lesson Plans with Large Language Models Automated Educational Question Generation at Different Bloom's Skill Levels using Large Language Models: Strategies and Evaluation Could ChatGPT get an Engineering Degree? Evaluating Higher Education Vulnerability to AI Assistants
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AI - Study Buddy or Influencer? with Miriam Scott
11/21/2024
AI - Study Buddy or Influencer? with Miriam Scott
This week's episode is a discussion of the Australian Parliamentary report on AI in Education, "". The report highlights both the opportunities and challenges GenAI presents, focusing on student and teacher perspectives, ethical considerations, regulatory approaches, and potential solutions. The report makes many recommendations, with the very first being significant on many levels: "The Committee recommends that the Australian Government: consider making the use of GenAI in education a national priority" and are joined by guest, , an Education Consultant for Generative AI for the and also Marketing & Events Coordinator for the . Miriam was previously Head of Digital Education at Hillbrook Anglican School, and has produced a number of resources for teachers that she shares on her personal website "" An for anyone looking to integrate generative AI in their school for education An for teachers
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Deception and Deepfakes - News & Research
11/15/2024
Deception and Deepfakes - News & Research
Another News & Research episode this week, and lots of interesting links and research discussed. Here's the weblinks for everything! News Deception and Deepfakes - How genAI is Changing Cyber Safety Course: Leon Furzes online course, where he made a free course about deepfakes hosted by a deepfake, with deepfake content about deepfakes McKinsey surveyed 1363 working professionals across countries, industries, and demographics about the use of generative AI at their work places. The Carbon Emissions of Writing and Illustrating Are Lower for AI than for Humans Satya Nadella shared 200 examples globally of companies using AI Rose Luckin's Beyond the Hype report Brad Smith shares a Digital Twin of St Peters Basilica in Rome Research Spotting Research Fraud - a website that's fascinating AI or Human? Evaluating Student Feedback Perceptions in Higher Education Teacher Learning Network Journal - AI in Education special Adoption and Impact of ChatGPT in Computer Science Education: A Case Study on a Database Administration Course Follow-Up Questions Improve Documents Generated by Large Language Models Educational Personalized Learning Path Planning with Large Language Models
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AI for AussieEd week, with Toddle
11/07/2024
AI for AussieEd week, with Toddle
In September, the team organised "", a week-long series of professional development sessions for teachers, which had thousands of attendees for the virtual sessions. This episode "Driving Innovation in Australian Schools" was part of the week, and brings you the experiences of three educators, in conversation with podcast hosts Dan and Ray The guests are: , Primary School Learning Leader at Concordia College in Adelaide , Director of Digital Pedagogies & Online Safety Education at the ACT Education Directorate , Director of Learning Technologies and ICT at St Michaels Grammar School in Melbourne It was a great discussion, and because it was recorded as a live webinar, we had lots of audience questions coming in online, so in the second half of the episode, you're going to hear questions coming in the chat from live listeners. As usual, hosts Dan and Ray brought along their own contributions to the discussion: came with his deep pedagogical knowledge and insightful education conversation. brought his Buzzword Bingo card
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Research - How are students using AI
10/31/2024
Research - How are students using AI
This week's episode has a lot more news than research. But the research that we spend a bit of time on is the insights on how students in Australian universities are using AI. Really good insights for any educator or leader! News AI Detectors Falsely Accuse Students of Cheating—With Big Consequences Empowering Education Leaders Toolkit TEQSA Guidance for universities Danny Liu video Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said More than a quarter of new code at Google is generated by AI - The Verge Apple are launching their first devices with Apple Intelligence Watch out for the Earning reports: Google just released and Microsoft do this week too. Always have a listen to these to find out about the momentum in AI. Research A Systematic Mapping Review at the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Self-Regulated Learning A call for increased theoretical grounding focus on motivation and diversifying context Students perspectives on AI in higher education Project website: Survey highlights: Guidance for students: Guidance for academics:
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Anna Denejkina - Insight Centre
10/24/2024
Anna Denejkina - Insight Centre
Series 10, Episode 3 This week's episode is an interview with , who's an interdisciplinary researcher and Associate Director at . We discuss her research on youth engagement with generative AI. The conversation explores the multifaceted impact of AI technology in education, addressing benefits such as upskilling and accessibility, as well as concerns related to academic misconduct, job displacement, and misinformation. Key themes include gender disparity in confidence using AI, the importance of critical and empathetic thinking, and the evolving landscape of education assessments. The dialogue also highlights issues of loneliness, anxiety, and the growing equity gap driven by differences in AI adoption across various educational institutions. Anna talks about her previous research on Young People's Perception and Use of Generative AI, which is a collaboration between The Insight Centre and YouthInsight. Here's , and the We also mentioned the You can find all of Anna's research publications
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AI Research - Apostles, Agnostics and Atheists
10/17/2024
AI Research - Apostles, Agnostics and Atheists
This week we cover a range of AI in Education related news and academic research papers. Here's all the links you need to read more about each of the topics we dicussed: News Australia's Voluntary AI Safety Standard In September the Australian Government published: Voluntary AI Safety Standard (68pg): Proposals paper for introducing mandatory guardrails for AI in high-risk settings: Stanford's STORM Students give English HSC exam an F over use of image with ‘hallmarks’ of AI Investigation into the use of ChatGPT by a Child Protection worker - Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner Research Papers To what extent is ChatGPT useful for language teacher lesson plan creation? Have We Reached AGI? Comparing ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to Human Literacy and Education Benchmarks The Life Cycle of Large Language Models: A Review of Biases in Education The Future of Learning: Large Language Models through the Lens of Students How to Mitigate the Dependencies of ChatGPT-4o in Engineering Education StuGPTViz: A Visual Analytics Approach to Understand Student-ChatGPT Interactions Apostles, Agnostics and Atheists: Engagement with Generative AI by Australian University Staff
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AI robots taking podcasters' jobs?
10/11/2024
AI robots taking podcasters' jobs?
Welcome to the first Episode of Series 10, where we are going to take some time to review some of the fundamental changes we're going to be seeing as AI becomes more pervasive. In this Episode we're taking a different approach, with and using Google's NotebookLM to create AI-delivered mini-podcasts about each other, which leads to a discussion about the backgrounds of both hosts, and a discussion about how this new AI might be used in education. Obviously, both Dan and Ray conclude that AI won't replace them...yet! For your own experiments, you can find NotebookLM at The two mini podcasts in this episode were produced by simply feeding NoteBookLM with the hosts LinkedIn profiles (in PDF format - available as a download from any individual's LinkedIn page). We'd love to hear how you're using NotebookLM, and other AI tech, in your work. The easiest way to get hold of us is via our LinkedIn page And if you're enjoying the podcast, would now be a good time to leave a review in your podcast app - whether you're using Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify, we'd love it if you left a rating and review.
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South Australia's EdChat - One Giant leap for AI in Australia
10/03/2024
South Australia's EdChat - One Giant leap for AI in Australia
This week we're joined by the brains behind South Australia's EdChat chatbot. It was the first state in Australia to start pilot a custom built generative AI chatbot for their schools, and we spent some time with the team to understand the success story. In the podcast, we heard from (Director of Digital Architecture and Operations) and (AI Technical specialist), both from the Department for Education South Australia Find out more about the South Australia Department AI approach: and details on their trial - Microsoft have written a case study on their News Centre here: Video of their amazing work: 9 News report : AI Safety - Towards the end of the episode we also talked about Career chat:
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Happy 5th Anniversary to AI in Education
09/26/2024
Happy 5th Anniversary to AI in Education
Unbelievably, it's our 5th Anniversary (AI-nniversary?) and to mark the milestone of an AI podcast that's had more pivots than a robot's legs, and more chat than a chatbot, we've pulled together some of the top episodes from the 108 episodes of the podcast so far, and got the band back together (regretfully, we were unable to persuade Beth Worral, who co-hosted in 2022-2023, to come back for our party podcast - she'd reached escape velocity), so you'll hear Dan, Ray and Lee reminiscing like old men in a shed. Great Guests & Top Episodes Our very first guest - Microsoft's Troy Waller in in 2019 Our most listened episode from 2019 and very first external guest - the brilliant Dr David Kellerman in Our top 2020 episode was , which looked backin to the human obsession with creating artificial replicas of themselves. When did it start, who started it, what is the AI winter and how did it accelerate so quickly in the last 10 years. (And even faster in the last 4 years since?) In 2021, another great guest topped our episode charts, with as Sly talked about his work around VR and AR and the mergeing of physical and virtual worlds For 2022, it was the Christmas edition that hit the heights, with all four co-hosts - Beth, Lee, Dan & Ray - together for the quizzically named By 2023, we were back on solid pedagogy again, with the episode (the kind of title a marketing manager would love?) And, although we've not yet reached the end of 2024 and we've got some great episodes ahead, the top episode this far is with Danny Liu and Adam Bridgman We also had fond memories of: The episode from 2020 Martin O'Sullivan's tales from Turing House School in Elle Graham (aka Woodes) in Practical lessons from chatbot land with , with the stories shared by Dan Hart and Michelle Michael
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More Comp Sci research! News and Research - Episode 10 of Series 9
09/20/2024
More Comp Sci research! News and Research - Episode 10 of Series 9
News This week's news we rushed through includes "Study Buddy or Influencer?", the Australian Parliamentary Inquiry into the use of Gen AI in the Australia Education System NSW EduChat has been extended for all teachers in all New South Wales Schools - Learn more about the Microsoft announced Copilot Wave 2 OpenAI's new model o1-preview came out - and it's much, much better and logical reasoning and maths Find out what people think by looking at what (and, as I suggest on the podcast, keenly watch as he's benchmarking it now in the context of EduChat) Google released a podcast-generator as part of NotebookLM, which turns any kind of paper/book etc into a short podcast. To find out what it's like and you can compare it versus me! There's a quick demo review by and you can login and have a play directly here: (it has two main uses, because on top of this autopodcast, it's original purpose was to allow you give it a pile of documents and it can work with all of them at the same time for q&a, summaries etc) Research Here's the links to all nine papers we discussed in this week's episode: Generative AI in Real-World Workplaces Can Large Language Models Make the Grade? PlagBench: Exploring the Duality of Large Language Models in Plagiarism Generation and Detection The global landscape of academic guidelines for generative AI and Large Language Models "Is ChatGPT a Better Explainer than My Professor?": Evaluating the Explanation Capabilities of LLMs in Conversation Compared to a Human Baseline Perceived Impact of Generative AI on Assessments: Comparing Educator and Student Perspectives in Australia, Cyprus, and the United States Jill Watson: Scaling and Deploying an AI Conversational Agent in Online Classrooms Integrating AI in College Education: Positive yet Mixed Experiences with ChatGPT The AI Companion in Education: Analyzing the Pedagogical Potential of ChatGPT in Computer Science and Engineering
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Assessment and Swiss Cheese - Phill Dawson - Episode 9 of Series 9
09/12/2024
Assessment and Swiss Cheese - Phill Dawson - Episode 9 of Series 9
This week's guest is Professor Phillip Dawson, who is Co-Director of the at Deakin University in Australia. In addition to , we recommend following Phill on , or , where shares a lot of his work on the future of assessment, and also his passion project - The Peer Revue - where Phill combines his passion for academic research with his work in Improv Comedy. Every month he hosts a research who talks about their professional research, which is then turned into comedy gold by his improv team at (highly recommend keeping an eye out for this if you're in Melbourne) You can , and his LinkedIn feed has his books and his contributions to other advice and consultations in the education sector Phil mentions a number of researchers and their work in the podcast. Here's the links: James Reason's work on the Swiss Cheese model for failure of complex systems "The contribution of latent human failures to the breakdown of complex systems" You can either read the or this easier to Kiata Rundle's work on then applying this to academic integrity - Alfie Kohn "Punished by Rewards" - Phill mentioned Deci & Ryan's work, And here's a Then Phill mentioned the book
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